House Republicans, Democrats Call on US Secret Service Chief to Resign
July 22 By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle rebuffed bipartisan calls to resign for security failures that allowed a would-be assassin to wound Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, and rankled lawmakers by refusing to provide details about the incident. The…
Delta Air Lines Grapples With Flight Cancelations After Tech Outage
July 21 By David Shepardson and Caroline Valetkevitch (Reuters) -Delta Air Lines struggled on Sunday to restore normal operations after last week’s crippling global cyber outage, canceling 1,250 flights beyond the 3,500 it had already scrapped. The issue has stranded thousands of Delta travelers across…
US Supreme Court Is Making It Harder to Sue – Even for Conservatives
July 19 By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – Over its past two terms, the U.S. Supreme Court has put an end to five high-profile and politically sensitive cases emerging from one particular federal appeals court on the same basis, declaring that the litigation should not have…
Pelosi Backed Lawmaker Urging Biden to Quit Race, White House Source Says
July 18 By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has told President Joe Biden she believes he cannot win the Nov. 5 election and backed California lawmaker Adam Schiff’s call for him to step aside, a top White House source…
Many US Solar Factories Are Lagging. Except Those China Owns
July 17 By Nichola Groom (Reuters) -Construction of U.S. solar-manufacturing plants by Chinese companies is surging, putting China in position to dominate the nascent industry, as other American factories struggle to compete despite federal subsidies. Chinese companies will have at least 20 gigawatts’ worth of…
US Back-To-School Spending to Remain Muted in 2024, Deloitte Says
July 15 By Anuja Bharat Mistry and Ananya Mariam Rajesh (Reuters) – Back-to-school spending this year is expected to be flat or lower in the United States, as shoppers dial down on expensive electronics such as laptops and personal computers, Deloitte said. Shoppers are likely…
Trump Campaign Is Raising Armed Security Presence, Politico Reports
July 14 By Kanishka Singh and Jasper Ward in Washington WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s campaign is raising the armed security presence at its sites and asking staff in Washington and West Palm Beach to stay away from the office on Sunday after the former…
Trump Still ‘Doing Well’ Following Shooting, Campaign and RNC Says
July 13 By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump is “doing well” as was communicated earlier, his campaign said in a joint statement with the Republican National Committee that was emailed at approximately 21:40 p.m. ET on Saturday night (0150 GMT…
USDA Increases US Corn Production Estimate, Cuts Stocks
July 12 By Heather Schlitz (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its estimate for corn production and cut the soybean production forecast on Friday, adjusting its estimates in line with the amount of acres planted with each crop. However, the Department cut its…
IBAT Launches New Lithium Extraction Technology in Utah
July 11 By Ernest Scheyder HOUSTON (Reuters) – International Battery Metals said this week it has launched its version of a novel type of lithium filtration technology, a move that could help usher in cheaper and faster supplies of the electric-vehicle battery metal. At a…